Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Shamanic Storytelling of the Amur Region xi
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. Glossary xix
6. Udegei Storytellers in Gvasyugi 3
7. More Stories from Gvasyugi 34
8. Nivkh Storytelling in Nikolaevsk-na-Amure 58
9. Nanai Storytelling in Dada and Jari 71
10. Nanai Storytelling in Nergen and Naikhin 94
11. Gvasyugi Storytelling 117
12. Ul’chi Storytelling in Bulava 148
13. Nanai Storytelling in Nizhnye Khalby and Kondon 185
14. History of the Amur Peoples 227
15. Readings on Siberian Shamanism 237
16. Notes 240
17. References and Suggestions for Further Reading 248
18. Index 253